Igniting device for lanterns or lamps



(No Model.)

L. A. ROBERTS.

IGNITING DEVICE FOR LANTERNS 0R LAMPS.

Patented Oct. 13,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEW'IS A. ROBERTS, OF CARBONDALE, ASSIGNOR OF 'lWYO-THIRDS TO T. H.TVATTS AND V. J. VATTS, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

IGNITING DEVICE FOR LANTERNS OR LAMPS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 461,048, dated October13, 1891. 7

Application filed January 7, 1891, Serial No. 377,007. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern; may be appliedto any lantern or lamp of or-Be it known that l, LEWIS A. ROBERTS, of dinary construction.Carbondale,in the county of Lackawanna and Referring to the drawings, Aindicates the State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain oil-reservoiror base of the lantern; B, the 55 new and useful ImprovementsinlgnitingDewick-tube; C, the wick; and D the chamber vices for Lanternsor Lamps; and I do here-. beneath the burner, with which the tube E bydeclare the following to be a full, clear, communicates to supply warmair for comand exact description of the same, reference bustion. beinghad to the accompanying drawings, Fitting over and seated on the chamberD 60 m forming a part of this specification, and to is the usualburner-cone F, having a notch in the letters of reference markedthereon. its lower edge for the passage of the shaft of This inventionrelates to that class of dethe wick-raising wheel and a platform orenvices in which an ignitor (match) or series of largement slightlybelow the slot, upon which ignitors mounted on a suitable carrier arethe gallery G for the globe seats. This gal- 6 I 5 brought in successioninto proximity with the lery G is capable of being rotated on the coneWick of a lantern or lamp and automatically and. constitutes the carrierfor the ignitors. ignited at the proper moment, thereby light- Theholders or carriers proper g consistsiming the lantern or lamp, saidparts being all ply of small tubular pieces, preferably formed inclosedwithin the globe or lantern-casing, integral on a ring g, being mountedthereon 70 and therefore not subjected to the action of around thecentral opening, through which side winds or external influences, suchan arthe cone projects. Handles or projections H ran gement being shown,for instance, in my may be provided on or attached to the gallerypatent, N0. l1-l,889, dated November 12, 1889. for convenience inrotating the same.

The invention consists, broadly stated, in a On the side of the cone, atone end of the 75 carrierfor the ignitors, rotating in a horizonslot andin position to co-operate with the tal plane, and a horizontalfriction-surface loends of the iguitors projecting inward from cated inproximity to the igniting-point of the the carrier, is the frictionsurface or piece I. wick and movable vertically with relation to Thus itwill be seen that when the gallery and the carrier, whereby the properdegree of friccarriers are rotated the ignitors are brought 80 0 tionmaybe secured between the ignitors and successively into contact withthe frictionfriction-surface without danger of breakingsurface andignited at a point in proximity to the ignitors, and,finally, itconsists in certain the wick, thereby lighting the same without noveldetails of construction and combinadanger of having the ignitorsextinguished tions and arrangements of parts to be hereinby externalinfluences. 8 5 3 5 after described, and pointed out in the claims Thefriction-surface and carrier, it will be at the end of thisspecification. seen, are both arranged in ahorizontal plane,

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is and in order to secure thebest results it is dea perspective view of the bottom portion of asirable that they should be movable vertically tubular lantern having myinvention applied with relation to each other, in order that an 0 4othereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan View. Fig. 3 is even pressure may beexerted on the ignitors a vertical section. Fig. at shows a modified inpassing over the friction-surface, and, furform of friction-surface.Fig. 5 is a detail ther, that the friction-surface should beinperspective view of the burner-cone, showing clined slightly, so thatthe ignitors will travel the friction -surface and spring supporting upthe same until the pressure increases suifi- 5 armsciently to set themoff at the proper point. Like letters of reference in the different fig-In the preferred construction, and as shown, ures denote the same parts.the carrier is designed to remain at the same I have deemed it expedientin the present level and the friction-surface I is mounted on instanceto show the igniting mechanism as spring-arms i, secured by solder orotherwise I00 applied to a tubular lantern of the popular to the sidesof the cone, the said surface becheap type but it will be understoodthat it ing inclined in both direct-ionsin order to Set d the ignitorswhen moving in either direction.

By arranging the carriers proper g in a cirdo around the burner-cone itwill be seen at a glance that the construction of the device isexceedingly simple, requiring no change in the lamps or lanterns ofordinary construction, and when out of contact with the triotion surfacethe ignitors are removed far enough from theheated metal or wick toprevent their accidental ignition therefrom.

If desired, the friction-surface may be se' cured directly to the cone,as shown in Fig. 4, and the gallery be permitted to move vertically avery slight distance as the ignitors ride up said surface, as will bereadily understood.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. In anigniting device for lamps, the combination, with the wick tube oropening, of the horizontally-arranged and vertically-movablefriction-surface and the horizontally-rotatable ignitor-carrier,substantially as described.

2. In an igniting device for lamps, the combination, witlrthefriction-surface mounted on spring-arms, of a horizontally-rotatablecarrier, substantially as described.

3. In an igniting device for lamps, the combination, with theburner-cone having the Wick-opening therein and the friction-surfacesecured thereon, of the globe-gallery mounted on said cone and theignitor-carrier thereon, substantially as described.

4t. In an igniting device for lamps, the combination, with the removablecone having the central slot or opening for the wick, the enlargement orbearing below the same, and the friction-surface at one end of thewick-opening, of the globe-gallery mounted on said bearing and thecarriers thereon, substantially as described.

5. In an igniting device for lamps, the combination, with theburner-cone and frictionsurface, of the ignitor-carriers mounted on andrevolving around said cone, substantiali y as described.

6. In an igniting device for lamps, the combination, with theburner-cone having the central wick-opening, with the enlargement orbearing below the same, and the friction Surface mounted on spring-armssecured 'to the sides of the cone, of the globe-gallerymounted on saidenlargement or hearing, the

handles or projections on said gallery, and the ignitor carriers mountedon said gallery around the central opening for the cone, substantiallyas described.

In A. ROBERTS.

Witnesses;

A. A. VOSBURG, W. S. HULSLANDER.

